Scientific Proof High Heels DO Make You Look Sexier!

If you're still recovering from a New Year's Eve high heel hangover, find some comfort in knowing that those hours spent in sky-high stems really did make you look sexier: Researchers at the University of Portsmouth "say heels change the way the entire body moves, including the pelvis, hips, legs, knees, feet and even the shoulders, to emphasise femininity. Women wearing heels are rated as more attractive than when wearing flat shoes, even when those making the judgement are unable to see faces or bodies," according to The Independent UK. The scientists behind the study--which appears in the scientific journal Evolution and Human Behavior--explain it further: "Evolution may partly explain the continuing popularity of high heels as an article of the female wardrobe. If wearing high heels emphasises some sex-specific aspects of the female form they may make women more attractive, and one motivation, which may be conscious or unconscious, for wearing heels is that it is part of mate selection." So, whether you're trying to look sexy in 'em or not, high heels highlight certain parts of the body that draw the male gaze. Do you call that science, or "no duh!"? Discuss! Photo: Mark Leibowitz

If you're still recovering from a New Year's Eve high heel hangover, find some comfort in knowing that those hours spent in sky-high stems really did make you look sexier: Researchers at the University of Portsmouth "say heels change the way the entire body moves, including the pelvis, hips, legs, knees, feet and even the shoulders, to emphasise femininity. Women wearing heels are rated as more attractive than when wearing flat shoes, even when those making the judgement are unable to see faces or bodies," according to The Independent UK.

The scientists behind the study--which appears in the scientific journal Evolution and Human Behavior--explain it further: "Evolution may partly explain the continuing popularity of high heels as an article of the female wardrobe. If wearing high heels emphasises some sex-specific aspects of the female form they may make women more attractive, and one motivation, which may be conscious or unconscious, for wearing heels is that it is part of mate selection."

So, whether you're trying to look sexy in 'em or not, high heels highlight certain parts of the body that draw the male gaze. Do you call that science, or "no duh!"? Discuss!